Saturn_2046-10-08T02_54_20.2400_PAL.txt
 
Occultation predictions computed by rfrench@wellesley.edu Sun Jun 11 11:13:12 2023
 
target                  : Saturn
target radius (km)      :  60268.00
C/A epoch               : 2046-10-08T02:56:41.420
Event type              : PgtRgt
                        : Saturn occs: geocentric, topocentric
                        : Ring occs: geocentric, topocentric
Observer code           : PAL
Location                : Palomar Mt (200")
Latitude (deg)          :  33.35622
E. Longitude (deg)      : 243.13601
Altitude (km)           :   1.706
Gaia source ID          : 4115566786925875968
2Mass ID (if available) : 17072034-2139514
ICRS Star Coord at Epoch: 17h 07m 20.31990s -21:39:51.85148s
RUWE (>1.4 is poor)     :   0.91
K magnitude             :  9.383
G magnitude             : 12.550
RP magnitude            : 11.646
BP magnitude            : 13.399
DUPflag                 : 0
Distance (au)           : 10.447
f0 (km)                 :       0.000
g0 (km)                 :       0.000
skyplane vel. (km/s)    :  22.92
Sun-Target sep (deg)    :   63.43
Sun-Moon sep (deg)      :   41.07
B (ring opening deg)    :   26.85
PA of pole (deg)        :    4.30
Pole direction: RA (deg):  40.60000
               Dec (deg):  83.50000
C/A sky separation (")  :   2.007
C/A sky separation (km) :  15207.6
NAIF SPICE kernels      : RAJobs_U111+rgf15.spk
                          URKALLv1.spk
                          Saturn_ring_plane.tf
                          sat378.bsp
                          sat286.bsp
                          vgr1.sat286.bsp
                          vgr2.sat286.bsp
                          HST1081HSPephemUTC.bsp
                          pfbl0000r.bsp
                          cassini.bsp
                          earthstns_itrf93_040916.bsp
                          earth_200101_990628_predict.bpc
                          earth_720101_070426.bpc
                          cpck28Mar2008.tpc
                          pck.sat440.tpc
                          IAU_SATURN_for_RINGFIT.tpc
                          naif0012.tls
                          earth_flat_IAU.spk
 
b: ring blocked by planet  x: target alt <  5.0 deg or  sun >  -5.0 deg
Ring         I/E             UTC        b?  alt   alt-sun   radius     r-dot   lat-geo lat-geodetic
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F ring        I 2046-10-08T01:18:48.511    31.16    0.14x 140461.00   -22.01
A (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:21:36.158    30.91   -0.44x 136774.40   -21.97
Encke (OEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:23:54.130    30.71   -0.92x 133744.89   -21.94
Encke (IEG)   I 2046-10-08T01:24:08.787    30.69   -0.97x 133423.31   -21.94
A (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:32:48.755    29.87   -2.77x 122050.38   -21.80
B (OER)       I 2046-10-08T01:36:14.536    29.53   -3.49x 117571.16   -21.73
B (IER)       I 2046-10-08T01:56:06.402    27.40   -7.64   91984.69   -21.13
C (IER)       I 2046-10-08T02:10:09.887    25.71  -10.58   74490.58   -20.26
 
Saturn        I 2046-10-08T02:13:47.365    25.26  -11.34   60159.41             -15.67    -18.99
Saturn        E 2046-10-08T03:39:30.975    12.46  -29.15   60219.10             -10.44    -12.75
 
C (IER)       E 2046-10-08T03:47:27.779    11.11  -30.76   74490.58    20.39
B (IER)       E 2046-10-08T04:01:25.519     8.69  -33.58   91984.69    21.29
B (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:21:07.078     5.18  -37.50  117571.16    21.95
A (IER)       E 2046-10-08T04:24:30.816     4.56x -38.16  122050.38    22.02
Encke (IEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:33:05.276     2.99x -39.83  133423.31    22.18
Encke (OEG)   E 2046-10-08T04:33:19.770     2.94x -39.88  133744.89    22.19
A (OER)       E 2046-10-08T04:35:36.194     2.52x -40.32  136774.40    22.22
F ring        E 2046-10-08T04:38:21.914     2.01x -40.85  140461.00    22.27